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Show 1878.] ON THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 429 3. Contributions to the Ornithology of the Philippines.- No. VIII. On some Luzon Birds in the Museum at Darmstadt. By ARTHUR, MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE, F.R.S., President of the Society. [Received March 27, 1878.] (Plate XXVI.) Professor Koch, of Darmstadt, through the obliging intervention of Dr. Briiggemann, has kindly sent to me for examination a small number of birds collected in the vicinity of Manilla by Herr v. Othberg. Though few in number, some of them belong to species of which the Philippine habitat has not hitherto rested on indisputable evidence, while two of them have not before been known as being migrants to the archipelago. COLLOCALIA FUCIPHAGA. Hirundo fuciphaga, Thunb. Act. Holm, xxxiii. p. 151, t. iv., "Java;" Walden, 'Ibis,' 1874, p. 135. Collocalia linchi, Horsf. & Moore, Cat. E.I. C. Mus. i. p. 100. no 123, "Java." A single example of a species of the genus Collocalia was sent by H. v. Othberg to the Darmstadt Museum, and, I am assured by Dr. Briiggemann, was obtained in Luzon. It is not separable from the Javan species, C. linchi, H. & M., i. e. the true H. fuciphaga Thunberg. No species of the genus has hitherto been known to inhabit Luzon; nor has this species been found in any other Philippine Island. TURDUS OBSCURUS (92). The Philippine habitat of this Thrush has hitherto rested solely on Prince Bonaparte's authority (Coll. Delattre, p. 28). Three examples from the vicinity of Manilla are sent to me by Professor Koch. TURDUS CHRYSOLAUS (93). The certainty of this Thrush being an inhabitant of the Philippines turned on the authenticity of a skin in Mr. Gould's collection (cf. Sclater, 'Ibis,' 1863, p. 197). Four examples from Manilla are in tbe Darmstadt Museum. TURDUS VARIUS. Turdus varius, Pallas, Zoogr. R.-Asiatica, i. p. 449. Professor Newton (Hist. Brit. Birds, pt. iv. p. 254) has remarked that Mr. Gould had received an example of White's Thrush from Manilla. While there could be no possible doubt of the strict accuracy of Professor Newton's determination of the species, I did not |
